Genius Meanings
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Lil Wayne – Life of Mr. Carter
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On “Life of Mr. Carter,” Wayne uses wordplay by using things that would be hard to deal with—he uses love, jail and life as examples throughout the song—and compares it to his
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Christina Milian) – Life of Mr. Carter (Demo)
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This demo of “Life Of Mr. Carter” features a different recording of the vocals from the final version, with the two verses swapped and Christina Milian on the outro.
Notably, the
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Lil Wayne (Ft. JAY-Z) – Mr. Carter
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One Mr. Carter (Shawn Corey Carter, a.k.a. Jay-Z) passes the torch to another (Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., a.k.a. Lil Wayne).
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Lil Wayne) – Mr. Carter
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“Mr. Carter” serves as the third track to Kendrick Lamar’s third solo mixtape, C4, inspired by Lil Wayne’s sixth studio album, Tha Carter III. Produced by Infamous and Drew Correa
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Lil Wayne – Intro (C4)
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C4, Mr. Carter’s home! On this first track, Weezy blasts back onto the scene triumphantly. It’s the first track on his first album since he’s been released, and Wayne is taking
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Lil Wayne – Dr. Carter
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There has been a common claim by rappers and rap fans that hip hop music has been dying (notably asserted by Nas on his 8th studio LP Hip Hop is Dead.
Wayne responds to this
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Spotify – RapCaviar 9/25/20
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1. Travis Scott- FRANCHISE (feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.) / 2. Polo G- Epidemic / 3. Internet Money- Lemonade (feat. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV) / 4. Drake- Laugh Now Cry Later (feat
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Spotify – RapCaviar 10/2/20
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1. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin- Runnin / 2. Megan Thee Stallion- Don't Stop (feat. Young Thug) / 3. Pop Smoke- For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby) / 4. Internet Money- Lemonade (
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Lil Wayne – President Carter
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This track is bound to invite comparison to one of Lil B’s classic celebrity songs, Bitch I’m Bill Clinton. However, Weezy isn’t rapping about a former president. This is one of
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Babyface) – Comfortable
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Comfy track off Lil Wayne’s epic Tha Carter III.
Even if Weezy loves a girl, he tries to keep in mind she’s replaceable.
Although it’s slightly egotistical to say that you can
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Lil Wayne – DontGetIt
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Lil Wayne closes Tha Carter III with a song reminiscent of Kanye’s West’s “Last Call”: a final track with two verses followed by an extended monologue about life. Instead of
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Drake) – Gonorrhea
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The intro track to Wayne’s I Am Not a Human Being which was the second album he released in 2010.
“Gonorrhea” is named after a sexually transmitted infection that can cause
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Lil Wayne – Blunt Blowin'
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“Blunt Blowin” is a song by Lil Wayne and is the second track off his 9th studio album, Tha Carter IV.
Lil Wayne is synonymous with weed at this point, so it makes sense that he
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Lil Wayne – A Milli
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As the late Senator Everett Dirksen is popularly attributed as having said, “A million here, a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money!”
Bangladesh produced the
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Lil Wayne – CoCo
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For the first track off of Sorry 4 the Wait 2, Wayne spits over the instrumental for OT Genesis‘ popular jam, “CoCo.”
On this track, Wayne throws many shots over to Cash Money and
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Bruno Mars) – Mirror
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With a sung portion by Bruno Mars, himself a subject of some strong opinions, this song examines Weezy’s past relationship with drugs and where it could lead him in the future.
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Lil Wayne (Ft. XXXTENTACION) – Don't Cry
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“Don’t Cry,” the first song on Tha Carter V, features a chorus from the late XXXTENTACION. This song mainly focuses on Lil Wayne’s emotions as he discusses many difficult
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Lil Wayne – I'm Me
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“I’m Me” (originally known as “1000 Degreez”) was slated to be the opening track to Lil Wayne’s sixth studio album Tha Carter III. When it leaked in 2007, the track was pulled and
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Carter Son
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Despite many speculations over the song’s title “Carter Son” being a reference to the surnames of the legendary Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) and JAY-Z (Shawn Corey Carter
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Travis Scott) – Let It Fly
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“Let It Fly” is the second collaboration between Lil Wayne and Travis Scott, following DJ Khaled’s “Tourist” in 2016.
According to DRTWRK, one of the song’s producers, this track
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Lil Wayne – Scottie
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“Scottie” is named after famed NBA player, Scottie Pippen, who played for the Chicago Bulls until his retirement in 2004. He is often referred to as one of the greatest basketball
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Bobby V & Kidd Kidd) – Mrs. Officer
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A radio song with Bobby Valentino singing a lovey-dovey hook…certainly nothing intellectual going on here, right? Except that you dealing with Lil Wayne! The female officer
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Drake) – Right Above It
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“Right Above It” is Lil Wayne’s first single from his fresh-out-of-prison album, I’m Not A Human Being. It’s produced by the legendary Kane Beatz of “We Be Steady Mobbin” fame.
As
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Lil Wayne – Lost
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[Chorus] / Well, if you out there in the streets and you lookin' for me / When you find me, tell me, I said I been lookin' for me / If you out there in the streets and you lookin
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Lil Wayne – Used 2
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On “Used 2,” Wayne raps about how certain aspects of his life that have changed, while others remain the same. Within the verses, Weezy paints vivid violent imagery of what he’ll
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Lil Wayne – Phone Home
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“Phone Home” mainly consists of Lil’ Wayne explaining how he’s different from all the rest, the rest being other rappers and humans in general.
Many alien references the whole song
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Cory Gunz) – A Milli (Mixtape Version)
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Rumor has it that Wayne cut Cory out of the official single because his verse was too hot… we’ll let you be the judge
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Lil Wayne (Ft. T.I.) – Typa Way
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[Intro: Lil Wayne] / My niggas been stuntin' since way back when / CNN, I got news for you haters / I'm a nasty ass nigga, ask your bitch, I ain't lying / 69, that's a favor for a
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Mona Lisa
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“Mona Lisa” is a story of a deceptive woman named Liz who sets her “boyfriend” up for a robbery.
Liz is compared to the famous portrait painting due to the dubiety of Mona Lisa’s
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Rick Ross) – John
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New Carter IV release produced by Polow da Don, Rob Holladay, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League
As of now the blogosphere is up in debate over what this song is intended for because:
It
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Lil Wayne – Ride for My Niggas (Sky is the Limit)
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Weezy’s take on Mike Jones' “Mr. Jones” beat, off Da Drought 3.
If you blaze, listen to this song and start doing push-ups really hard, I guarantee you’ll get emotional..
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Lil Wayne – Money on My Mind
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[Intro] / Yeah / Money on my mind, money on my mind (Yeah) / Money on my mind, money—money on my mind (Yeah) / Money on my mind, money on my mind (That's right) / Money—money on my
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Robin Thicke) – Tie My Hands
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Lil Wayne’s criticism of Bush’s oppression of the African-Americans of the U.S. during the Katrina tragedy. As well, that everyone must persevere through harsh times.
This song is
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Betty Wright) – Playing with Fire
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This was the original Track 14 on Tha Carter III.
However it was replaced by “Pussy Monster” after a lawsuit. Via Reuters:
A musical publishing company that owns the rights to
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Lil Wayne (Ft. 2 Chainz) – Siri
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On “Siri,” Wayne and 2 Chainz denounce the use of smartphones as they don’t want to risk the feds tracking them on it. The song is named after Siri, a virtual assistant founded on
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Lil Wayne – Ya Dig
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[Intro] / Can we talk about it now? / I mean the little trouble that we've been having lately / You know, I really— I really mean— / I really can't stand the way, you know / That
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Lil Durk & Only The Family – Smurk Carter
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[Intro: Robert Shipp & Lil Durk] / (Banger) / What up, nephew? Man, you know what it is / I wanna start this jawn up by sayin' I'm so proud of you, man / But after that, it's all
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Brisco & Busta Rhymes) – La La
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[Intro] / David-David-David-David-David Banner / La, la-la la la, la-la-la, la / La, la-la la la, la-la-la, la / La La, la-la la la, la-la-la, la, la / La, la-la la la, la-la-la
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The Game (Ft. Lil Wayne) – My Life
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The hood has taken so many of their people, and yet it hasn’t taken their lives.
The third single from The Game’s third studio album, LAX.
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Post Malone) – What About Me (Remix)
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On the official remix to “What About Me,” Lil Wayne enlists Post Malone to help him talk about a woman who has been focusing on another man instead of himself.
Post was initially
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Lil Wayne – Hustler Musik
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Serving as the second single, “Hustler Musik” is possibly the best track off Lil Wayne’s breakout album, Tha Carter II, and one of the best ever.
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Lil Wayne – F Him Good
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“F Him Good” is a song by Lil Wayne that originally appeared on a tentative tracklist of Tha Carter V from October 2014 and leaked alongside the rest of the 2014 version of the
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Lil Wayne – Fireman
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“Fireman” by Lil Wayne was the first single from his fifth studio album Tha Carter II. The single was produced by American production duo Doe Boyz, composed of Develop and Filthy
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Lil Wayne – Open Letter (Demo)
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This is the demo version of September 2018’s “Open Letter,” which appeared as track 10 on the final version of Tha Carter V.
The song was incorrectly leaked under the title “Moral
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